We put the grand sum of 4.4 miles under the keel today, but have been
pretty busy doing it! The day started with a leisurely breakfast. As there was a
good shop for gas equipment just a hundred yards away, we decided to buy a
european standard gas bottle (camping gaz) and pressure regulator. Our Norwegian
bottles can't be refilled here, so I hope the "standard" bottle we bought will
keep us going on exchange refills until we get to the Canaries. As we had
also run out of butter, we had to make a trip to the supermarket which also was
nearby. Better weather today - warm enough to take the pullover off when the sun
shines.

The first hurdle to get over was a swing bridge, we had to wait half an
hour for this to open, letting us and another couple of boats through at the
same time. Shortly after this we had three new locks to negociate, and this took
us to a logical time for lunch - especially as our path was now blocked by
another swing bridge, whose operator was on his lunch break. Molly steered the
boat (see picture above) to the next lock, after which we decided to moor and
take a walk - buying delicious ice cream from a little café by the lock. By this
time it was getting to late to move on, so we took it easy for a while. I have
just got a video-camera as late birthday present, and much of the afternoon went
to sorting this out, installing software on the PC etc. Still, it all seems to
work, and we can now document our adventure with video as well as stills.